The enzyme (''S'')-methylmalonyl-CoA hydrolase (EC 3.1.2.17)
catalyzes
Catalysis () is the process of increasing the rate of a chemical reaction by adding a substance known as a catalyst (). Catalysts are not consumed in the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recyc ...
the reaction
:(''S'')-methylmalonyl-CoA + HO
methylmalonate + CoA
This enzyme belongs to the family of
hydrolases, specifically those acting on
thioester
In organic chemistry, thioesters are organosulfur compounds with the functional group . They are analogous to carboxylate esters () with the sulfur in the thioester playing the role of the linking oxygen in the carboxylate ester, as implied by t ...
bonds. The
systematic name of this enzyme class is (''S'')-methylmalonyl-CoA hydrolase. This enzyme is also called
D-methylmalonyl-coenzyme A hydrolase. This enzyme participates in
propanoate metabolism.
References
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EC 3.1.2
Enzymes of unknown structure
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